Hiroshi Morie, X Japan's longtime bassist known by his stage name Heath, died on Oct. 29. He was 55.
10月29日,X Japan的長期貝斯手、藝名希斯的森里浩去世。他55歲。
The rock band shared in a statement that the performer died of colorectal cancer, which he was diagnosed with after undergoing a medical exam in June.
該搖滾樂隊在一份聲明中表示,這位歌手死于結(jié)直腸癌,他在6月份接受體檢后被診斷出患有結(jié)直腸癌。
"Despite his efforts to battle the disease, his condition declined suddenly in October, and he took his last breath in the hospital," their statement added. "We would like to express our heartfelt gratitude to those who cherished Heath throughout his lifetime."
聲明還說:“盡管他努力與疾病作斗爭,但他的病情在10月份突然惡化,他在醫(yī)院里咽下了最后一口氣。”“我們要向那些在希思的一生中一直珍惜他的人表示衷心的感謝。”
The band said that while each member "has personally bid farewell to Heath," they are all "still deeply saddened and dismayed by his sudden loss."
樂隊表示,雖然每個成員都“親自向希斯告別”,但他們都“對他的突然去世深感悲痛和沮喪”。
Their statement explained that Heath's funeral would only be open to immediate family members and that they are asking for any "visits, donations or flowers" to be withheld. A "formal farewell ceremony" led by frontman Yoshiki is expected to be arranged at a later date.
他們的聲明解釋說,希思的葬禮只對直系親屬開放,他們要求不要“探訪、捐贈或鮮花”。由主唱Yoshiki主持的“正式告別儀式”預(yù)計將在晚些時候安排。
According to Deadline, Heath joined the band in 1992 and played on the 1993 album release Art of Life and 1996's Dahlia. After breaking up in 1997, the band reunited in 2007 and performed the following year, playing three nights at the Tokyo Dome.
據(jù)Deadline報道,希斯于1992年加入樂隊,并在1993年發(fā)行的專輯《Art of Life》和1996年的專輯《Dahlia》中演出。1997年解散后,樂隊于2007年重新組合,并于次年在東京巨蛋舉行了三晚的演出。
Since their reunion, they held a 14-city world tour in 2011, headlined a show in Madison Square Garden in 2014 and released the 2016 documentary film We Are X, chronicling their formation. They made their Coachella debut in 2018 and released their first single in eight years in July titled "Angel."
自組合以來,他們于2011年舉行了14個城市的世界巡演,2014年在麥迪遜廣場花園舉行了一場演出,2016年發(fā)行了紀錄片《We Are X》,記錄了他們的組建過程。他們在2018年的科切拉音樂節(jié)上首次亮相,并于7月發(fā)行了時隔8年的第一首單曲《Angel》。
Yoshiki reflected on Heath's death in a statement on his Instagram page, in which he remembered him as a "wonderful bass player, a band member, and a wonderful human being." He revealed that the two had become "closer than ever over this past year."
Yoshiki在他的Instagram頁面上發(fā)表了一份聲明,對希斯的去世進行了反思,他在聲明中稱希斯是一位“出色的貝斯手、樂隊成員,也是一位了不起的人”。他透露,兩人“在過去的一年里比以往任何時候都更加親密”。
“On my birthday last year, he appeared as a guest on my program, and we talked endlessly afterwards in my dressing room.There was also a time after that when we talked on the phone for hours until daybreak," Yoshiki shared.
“去年我生日那天,他作為嘉賓出現(xiàn)在我的節(jié)目中,之后我們在我的更衣室里沒完沒了地交談。還有一段時間,我們在電話里聊了好幾個小時,直到天亮。”
"This summer, on August 20th, Heath performed as a guest at my dinner show," his statement continued. "How could I have known that that would be my last performance with him? I couldn’t help make Heath’s wishes come true, and for that I feel fully responsible. I apologized to him when I bid farewell.”
“今年夏天,8月20日,希思作為嘉賓在我的晚宴上表演,”他在聲明中繼續(xù)說道。“我怎么知道那將是我和他的最后一次演出?”我無法幫助希斯實現(xiàn)愿望,對此我感到負有全部責任。我在告別時向他道了歉。”